Darren Sproles

The screen game was not kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense in 2016. You may have already been able to guess that based on some of the big play they gave up but to put a number on it, the Steelers didn’t come out looking good. Pro Football Focus’ Mike Renner…

The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in a Divisional Round playoff game that will feature some very cold and rainy weather. The Steelers will look to repeat their Week 4 win over the Chiefs and move on to play the New England…

Opposing defenses matched up against the Pittsburgh Steelers know how difficult it is to defend running back Le’Veon Bell not only in the running game but also the passing game. The Steelers defense might also be able to tell you how hard it is to defend Bell, not only because…

While the box score is relatively informative it doesn’t always tell the whole story. Here are the plays and circumstances not covered in any box score that had a critical role in the outcome of the Pittsburgh Steelers week 3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. After the Eagles marched down…

During his Tuesday press conference, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked a very good question as it relates to the play of his team’s pass defense and lack of sacks so far this season. Below is that question along with Tomlin’s response. Question: Is the way that you’ve…

Season 7, Episode 21 of The Terrible Podcast is now up and in this Wednesday show, David Todd and I get right to talking about what Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had to say during his Tuesday press conference. We discuss the Steelers long injury list heading into Week 4 of the 2016…

This may not exactly come to you as a shock, but over the course of the first three weeks of the season, no defense in the league has had a harder time stopping running backs from having success in the passing game than have the Pittsburgh Steelers. Courtesy of the…

After opening the season with wins over two 2015 division champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers went on the road in week three to take on the 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles. It was a disaster. The Steelers were completely dominated in every facet of the game and left as a battered football team,…

You can attack this from any angle that you want. No matter where you start, the Pittsburgh Steelers got their butts kicked yesterday. At this point, I don’t know if you are interested in the exact reasons or not or would just rather burn the tape and get ready for next…

A countdown of the defining plays in the Week 3 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles. 10 – “The inside track” – On 3rd & 12 with 46 seconds left in the first quarter, Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz converted on a deep in route to wide receiver…

After getting blown out Sunday by the Philadelphia Eagles on the road, the Pittsburgh Steelers certainly have enough bad tape to keep them busy for the next couple of days. While the Steelers offense certainly didn’t do their part on Sunday, the defense managed to allow 34 points in addition to 426…

Stats of the weird. Stats of the sad. Today, they’re all the same. – Let’s start with the score. 34-3. It’s the Philadelphia Eagles’ biggest margin of victory against the Steelers since 1965; ironically enough, the same year Pittsburgh last won in Philadelphia. When the Steelers hosted Philly that year,…

7 gut reactions from the Pittsburgh Steelers week 3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles: 1 – Guard David DeCastro had a tough day on Sunday. The blocked field goal on the Steelers first drive came through DeCastro’s gap. He also gave up back to back sacks in the third quarter,…

It is hard to imagine a game in recent Pittsburgh Steelers memory in which a higher percentage of the sum total of all things that could go wrong actually went wrong. The team went into the third game of the season averaging 31 points per game on offense, while allowing…

The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday and it will be their second road of the 2016 regular season. Below are seven things that I believe the team will need to do in order to come away with another road win and a 3-0 record. Make Carson…